Self Portrait as Booty (2007).
I hadn’t come across Julie Heffernan’s work before until examples turned up a few weeks ago on several different websites in the space of a few days. The picture above—a typical indicator of her current concerns—is featured on the cover of a new edition of Tin House, a collection of fantasy stories by women.
All Heffernan’s paintings are very detailed oil on canvas and no doubt look a lot better at a larger size. A book of these would be most welcome.
Self Portrait in the Bedroom (2003).
• Three picture galleries at PPOW
• An appraisal by David Cohen
Elsewhere on { feuilleton }
• The fantastic art archive